Hortonworks is Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 as One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies

SANTA CLARA, Calif –December 18, 2017— Hortonworks, Inc.® (NASDAQ: HDP), a leading provider of global data management solutions, today announced that it has been named by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. This recognition comes as part of the release of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ annual rankings, which include the fastest growing companies in the technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy technology sectors.

“Since our founding in 2011, we have known that achieving meaningful growth would only come through investing in our team members, building strong partnerships with our expanding customer base and maintaining an active leadership role as contributors to the Open Source community,” said Rob Bearden, CEO, Hortonworks. “Hortonworks is extremely proud of its growth and​ everyone here is honored to again receive this recognition from Deloitte.”

In September, Hortonworks announced their newest engine for long-term future growth with the introduction of Hortonworks DataPlane Service (Hortonworks DPS), a service that reimagines and automates delivery of the modern data architecture. Hortonworks DPS makes it simple to provision and operate distributed data systems no matter the use case, whether for data science, self-service analytics or data warehousing optimization. And because security and governance capabilities are built-in and based on open source technologies such as Apache Atlas and Apache Ranger, Hortonworks DPS users will enjoy easy access to trusted data available behind the firewall, public cloud or a combination. This enables organizations to get secure and trusted lineage from source to destination, regardless of type or origin.

About Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500

Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 awards program is a leading technology awards program in North America. It has recognized the fastest growing public and private technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America for more than 20 years. Winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over a three year period. The ranking is compiled from applications submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500 website and public company database research conducted by Deloitte LLP.

About Hortonworks

Hortonworks is a leading provider of enterprise-grade, global data management platforms, services and solutions that deliver actionable intelligence from any type of data for over half of the Fortune 100. Hortonworks is committed to driving innovation in open source communities, providing unique value to enterprise customers. Along with its partners, Hortonworks provides technology, expertise and support so that enterprise customers can adopt a modern data architecture. For more information, visit www.hortonworks.com.

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